Tomorrow is looking like a wash. A whitewash. We’ve called a closure already here at the library, because…seriously, CRIPPLING BLIZZARD, guys. In between shoveling out our driveway from the snowdrifts and baking brownies and praying that the power stays on, I’ve got lots of great books on the go for tomorrow’s snowstorm!

Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air by Richard Holmes–a history of hot air ballooning! There’s something incredibly inspiring about the early aeronauts and their quest to take to the air. Balloonists were showmen, scientists, adventurers, and everything in between.

Girl Waits with Gun by Amy Stewart–fun, rollicking historical fiction with a fascinating lead and some cracking good dialogue. It’s about a woman named Constance Kopp, who was one of the first deputy sheriffs in America.

The Matchmaker of Perigord by Julia Stewart–this is a witty and very entertaining novel about a barber in a small French village. When he starts losing clients due to baldness, he decides that he’ll become the village matchmaker instead. It’s clever and cozy but not twee.

Try Not to Breathe by Holly Seddon–I need at least one thriller on standby. An alcoholic journalist tries to redeem her life and career by taking on an unsolved case.

Not a bad set of companions for the day. Apart from Snow Shovel, of course, who I’ll be seeing a lot of. I hope you’re all holed up somewhere snug and safe tomorrow!